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Job summary

Main area
Medical and Dental
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
158-24-111-MEDSTAFF
Employer
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£55,329 - £63,152 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/07/2024 23:59

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Medical Education Fellow

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

 

Please note that applications are accepted only by completion of our application form. If you have any needs that prevent you from applying in this way and participating in our online recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 5565176 or [email protected] at the earliest opportunity to ensure that support can be provided. Adjustments can be made for you during application and interview.

In cases where we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close any vacancies prior to the specified closing date; therefore you are advised to submit your completed application form as early as possible.

If you do not receive confirmation that you have been shortlisted for interview, please assume that  you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.  It is with regret that we are unable to provide feedback to non-shortlisted candidates.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

 

Job overview

 

The Medical Education Clinical Fellow post is a unique opportunity for those eager to further their expertise in medical education, join an expanding and highly regarded medical education team to enhance the experience of both medical students and junior doctors in training.

Main duties of the job

The Medical Education Fellow post has been created to enhance medical student and postgraduate doctors in training educational experience and its delivery. The objective for the post holder is to support our Director of Medical Education (DME), Training Programme Directors (TPD) and Clinical Sub Deans (CSD) with the design and delivery of all affiliated University of Liverpool Medical School and Health Education England programmes.

 

Under the guidance of the DME and CSD’s the post holder will lead on the organisation of undergraduate placement teaching supported by Medical Education department at the Trust. There will be an expectation for the post holder to participate in ongoing education quality improvement and demonstrate a dynamic approach to education delivery.

 

The post holder will act as a link between student and postgraduate cohorts and education faculty, engaging with learners to provide appropriate pastoral support working with consultant supervisors to reinforce their experience.

Working for our organisation

 

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work. 

We are - 

Kind
Empowered
Responsible
Inclusive

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·         Develop a wide-ranging understanding of educational theory and teaching methodology and apply this to the delivery of education for undergraduate medical students

·         Oversee and implement teaching for undergraduates including facilitating small group bedside teaching of undergraduates, small group class room teaching of undergraduates, undergraduate skills teaching, development of e-based teaching and other teaching resources

·         Work with Medical Education to identify appropriate Clinical and Educational supervision for  undergraduate medical students

·         Develop  range of teaching materials to support  undergraduate medical students

·         Contribute to the supervision and feedback to undergraduate medical students, under the direction of an accredited educational supervisor

·         Develop understanding and skill in the use of common work-place based assessments and constructive feedback

·         Ensure that all teaching episodes are planned and well-constructed, with lesson planning taking account of student needs, desired outcomes, teaching methodology and teaching environment

  • Work with senior clinicians to ensure robust governance is in place for effective monitoring and evaluation of education standards and service improvement that includes feedback from students to develop existing and new services.
  • Responsible for investigating and responding to incidents raised and implementing appropriate escalation, mitigation and learning.

Work with senior clinicians to review survey results and placement feedback and devise appropriate action plans to continuously improve the education offer at the Trust

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBChB / MBBS
  • MRCP
  • MRCGP
Desirable criteria
  • PG cert or teaching qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Successful completion of core medical training programme or equivalent
  • Basic knowledge of the principles of the diagnosis and management of common oncological and/or haemato-oncological conditions
  • Sound knowledge of the Medical Education
  • Experience of leading on quality improvement initiatives and managing change
Desirable criteria
  • Higher qualification in medical education
  • Post graduate oncology &/or haemato oncology examinations
  • Knowledge of the undergraduate medical curriculum and training at University of Liverpool
  • Knowledge of current developments across health education

Experience

Essential criteria
  • At least 3-4 months of oncology, haematology or palliative care experience during core medical training or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • ST3+ oncology / haematology
  • Experience of undergraduate medical education
  • Lecturing undergraduates, facilitating CBL sessions, OSCE examiner

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rick Walshaw
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07973304952
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